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PAGING YOU BBC / 2x35m-e 1x30m-e 1x45m-e 1x60m-e / 1946-48 Producer: Walton Anderson Occasional sketch specials with the setting of a hotel foyer. Brian Reece, Claude Hulbert, Enid Trevor, Richard Hearne, Bill Fraser and Humphrey Lestocq were amongst those appearing.
PALLAS Channel 4-Noel Gay TV / 6x10m-e 4x5m-e 3x25m-e / 1991-92 2 Seasons Writers: Geoff Atkinson, Kim Fuller / Producer: Geoff Atkinson News footage of the Royal Family given a re-voicing to humorous effect, making the footage a pastiche of soap Dallas.
PARAMOUNT CITY BBC1-Consolidated Comedy Division Prod-English Channel Prod / 20x40m-e / 1990-91 Season One: 31 March - 2 June 1990 / Season Two: 25 May - 3 August 1991 Executive Producer: Janet Street-Porter / Directors: David G. Croft (season one), Stephen Stewart (season two). A stand up series broadcast from the London club Paramount City. Hosts were Arthur Smith (season one), Curtis Walker and Ishmael Thomas co-hosted season 2. Simon Day in his guise as Tommy Cockles also had a regular slot each week. Amongst the acts appearing were Steve Coogan, Jack Dee, Frank Skinner, Morwenna Banks, Caroline Aherne, Jo Brand, Mark Thomas, Chris Langham and bizarrely Shane Richie.
PATRICK KIELTY ALMOST LIVE BBC1 / 6x30m-e / 1999 (First Episode: Friday 23 July 11.05pm) Producer: John Magnusson / Executive Producer: Stephen Stewart, Paul Evans Comedy. Stand up show starring Irish comedian Patrick Kielty.
THE PAUL MERTON SHOW BBC / 1x30m-e / 1996 21 October - Monday 9.30pm Writers: Paul Merton, John Irwin, Lee Simpson, Jim Sweeeney / Producers: Phil Clarke, Emma Gage / Director: Julia Knowles A one off sketch special starring Paul Merton following on from his Channel Four show Paul Merton - The Series. Also appearing were Leslie Ash and Richard Vranch.
PAUL MERTON - THE SERIES Channel 4-Hatrick / 12x30m-e / 1991-93 Season One: 25 September - 30 October 1991 / Season Two: 3 September - 8 October 1993 Writers: Paul Merton, John Irwin / Producer: David Tyler / Executive Producer: Denise O'Donoghue / Director: Geoff Posner (season one), Liddy Oldroyd (season two) Often highly surreal sketch show starring Merton fresh from his successes on Whose Line Is It Anyway? and Have I Got News For You. Regulars on the series were co-writer John Irwin and Robert Harley.
PHIL
KAY FEELS...
THE PICK OF THE PILOTS LWT / 6x30m-e / 1990 21 July - 25 August Comedy. Clips from some of the American pilots that failed to make it any further, presented by Denis Norden.
THE PINK MEDICINE SHOW LWT / 6x30m-e / 1978 9 June - 14 July Friday 7.30pm Writers: Chris Beetles, Rob Buckman / Producer/Director: Paul Smith Sketch based series with a pronounced medical bias indeed Buckman and Beetles were both doctors. The writers starred and also involved were Lynda Bellingham, Peter John and Nickolas Grace.
PIRATE
TV PLANET MIRTH UK / Carlton - SciFi Channel / 20x30 minute episodes / 1997-98 Executive
Producer: Nick Symons / Producer: Fiona Jennison / Script Editor: Andrew Whelan
/ Director: Andrew Nicholson
PLEASURE AT HER MAJESTY'S see Amnesty Galas POOKIESNACKENBURGER IN... UK / Channel 4 - After Image / 5x30 minute episodes / 1985 (4 April - 2 May/ Thursdays @ 9.00pm) Producers:
Jane Thorburn, Mark Lucas, Anne McGeoch
PYTHON NIGHT BBC2 / 1999 October Saturday 8.55pm - 12.35am A themed evening of programmes celebrating 30 years of Monty Python. The programmes were 1. IT'S THE MONTY PYTHON STORY (1x50m-e) Eddie Izzard presents a documentary looking at the history of Python with contributions from the five surviving Pythons Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, John Cleese and Terry Gilliam as well as celebrity contributions. / 2. SKETCHES ONE (1x5m-e) Sketches performed by the team. / 3. PYTHONLAND (1x15m-e) Producer: Ralph Lee Michael Palin takes a look at locations used for Monty Python. / 4. SKETCHES TWO (1x5m-e) More team sketches / 5. THE LIFE OF BRIAN (1x95m-e) The Python's controversial film / 6. LOST PYTHON (1x10m-e) Sketches previously thought to be lost, these were from 1971. /7. FROM SPAM TO SPERM: MONTY PYTHON'S GREATEST HITS (1x30m-e) Producer: Selina Mehta Meat Loaf examines some of Monty Python's best known songs / 8. INTERVIEW (1x5m-e) Peter Sissons interviews the Monty Python team (albeit briefly).
Q BBC2 / 32x30m-e /1969-80 Five seasons Writer: Spike Milligan, Neil Shand Surreal, bizarre and sometimes plain strange sketch show starring Spike Milligan just beating Monty Python's Flying Circus to the screen. The Q shows ploughed the same non sequitur furrow as Python but never as consistent. Also involved were John Bluthal, Alan Clare, John Wells (Q5), Richard Ingrams (Q5), Julia Breck, Stella Tanner, Peter Jones (Q6), Jeanette Charles (Q8, Q9). See also Theres A Lot of it About.
RAY’S
A RAT BBC
/ 1x30 minute episode / Writers:
George Wadmore, Ted Ray / Producer: One off stand up special starring Ted Ray and also featuring Billie Carlyle, Morris and Cowley and Joan Turner. REG
DIXON
BBC
/ 1x15minute episode / Tuesday 21 July at Writer:
Reg Dixon / Producer: Kenneth Carter Early
one off comedy special starring
REGINALD PURDELL BBC / 1x10 minute episode / Saturday 17 April 1937 @ 9.00pm black and white THE
REAL MIKE YARWOOD ITV
(ATV) / 3x30 minute episodes / 1969 (14 April-28 April / Mondays Writers:
Eric Davidson, Peter Myers / Producer: Barry Langford, Michael Kent A short run series starring impressionist Mike Yardwood and also featuring Dilys Watling.
REVOLTING WOMEN BBC2 / 6x25 minute episodes / 1981 1 special and 1 series special
broadcast 22 January 1981 / series broadcast 18 September - 16 October
REVOLVER BBC1 / 6x30m / started 13 January 2004 Director:
Eric Ngowani Haynes / Producer: Gary Chippington
THE RICHARD BLACKWOOD SHOW Channel 4-Planet 24 / 21x30m-e / 1999-2001 Producer: Andy Auerbach (season 1), Peter Thornton (season 2), / Executive Producer: Richard Wolfe Sketch based show starring former MTV singled out host Richard Blackwood. Star guests also featured regularly on the show. Blackwood has recently embarked on a singing career. Special:- THE RICHARD BLACKWOOD MILLENNIUM PARTY 2 January 2000 / 1x55m-e / Sunday 11.05pm
RICHARD DIGANCE The funny comedian singer has had several shows. 1. A DABBLE WITH DIGANCE Thames 1x30m-e 1985 / 2. DIGANCE AT WORK TVS 6x30m-e 1986 / 3. ABRACADIGANCE LWT-John Kaye Cooper 3x60m-e 1x45m-e / 1988-90 / 4. RICHARD DIGANCE LWT-Michael Hurll 6x30m-e 2x60m-e / 1991-92 / 5. RICHARD DIGANCE'S GREATEST BITS LWT-Celador 1x60m-e 1992 / 6. RICHARD DIGANCE LIVE LWT 1x60m-e 1994 / 7. DIGANCE IN SCOTLAND LWT 1x60m-e 1994 / 8. A DROP OF DIGANCE LWT 1x60m-e 1996 / 9. DIGANCE IN A FIELD OF HIS OWN LWT 1x60m-e 1996 / 10. RICHARD DIGANCE FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY West country only 4x30m-e 1997
THE RICHARD STILGOE SHOW ITV Network - Thames / 1x60 minute episode / Broadcast Monday 2 May 1988 @ 11.30pm Writer: Richard Stilgoe / Producer: James Gilbert / Director: Mark Stuart One off special starring Richard Stilgoe as well as Peter Skellern and Maureen Lipman. Recorded at the Questers Theatre, West London.
THE RICHARD TAYLOR INTERVIEWS C4 / 6x30m / started 15 January 2003 Writers:
Tom Beck, Greg Bower, Mark Dolan, Dean Nabaro / Producers: Tom Beck, Greg Bower
A RIGHT ROYAL SONG AND DANCE LWT / 1x60m-e / 1996 21 September Comedy. Clips of comedy acts in action at various Royal Variety shows, presented by Denis Norden.
ROCK WITH LAUGHTER ITV (Yorkshire) / 6x30m-e / 1980 (21 June - 26 July / Saturdays at 6.30pm) Producer: Mike Goddard / Directors: Ian Bolt, Len Lurcock A mixture of stand up and sketches focusing on new talent, the biggest name of which was Phil Cool.
RONALD FRANKAU BBC / 1x10m-e / Tuesday 29 January 1939 at 3.25pm black and white Writer: Ronald Frankau / Producer: Philip Bate A short slot for popular thirties comedian Ronald Frankau with piano accompaniment from Monte Crick. Part of a series of shows called Starlight.
THE RONNIE BARKER YEARBOOK BBC1 / 1x45m-e / 1971 20 March - Saturday 8.20pm Writers: Gerald Wiley (aka Ronnie Barker), Eric Idle, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Dick Vosburgh / Producer: Terry Hughes A sketch special made as a lead in The Two Ronnies starring Barker, Ronnie Corbett, John Cleese, Noel Dyson and Billy Dainty. The following week Corbett had his own special Ronnie Corbett in Bed (see below).
THE ROBBIE COLTRANE SPECIAL ITV Network - London Weekend Television - Pozzitive Productions / 1x60 minute episode / Broadcast Saturday 16 September 1989 @ 10.10pm Producers: Geoff Posner, Geoffrey Perkins / Director: Geoff Posner A sketch special starring Robbie Coltrane in a number of different guises.
RONNIE CORBETT IN BED BBC1 / 1x45m-e / 1971 27 March - Saturday 8.20pm Writer: John Antrobus, Eric Idle, Dick Vosburgh, David Nobbs, Spike Mullins and Doug Fisher / Producer: Terry Hughes Sketch special made as a lead in to Two Ronnies, the previous week Barker had appeared in his own special The Ronnie Barker Yearbook (see above). Ronnie Corbett was actually joined by Barker in this show.
THE RONNIE CORBETT SHOW BBC2 / 6x30m-e / 1987 22 September - 27 October Tuesday 9.00pm Script associate: Neil Shand / Producer/Director: Marcus Mortimer A starring solo show, stand up and the usual sketch material, for wee Ronnie Corbett. Guest stars included Rory Bremner, Philip Madoc, Frank Thornton, Richard Digance and the cross dressing Hinge and Bracket.
THE RONNIE CORBETT SPECIALS BBC1 / 15x45m-e 4x40m-e / 1975-79 Writers: Eddie Braben, Spike Mullins, Eric Davidson, Bob Hedley / Producer: Michael Hurll Four seasons of sketch based entertainment starring Ronnie Corbett, each series had slightly different titles. 1. ALL THIS AND CORBETT TOO 23 November - 13 December 1975 Saturday 8.40pm / 2. RONNIE CORBETT'S SATURDAY SPECIAL 1 January - 12 March 1977 Saturdays 8.20pm Shown Fortnightly.
ROY
HUDD BBC
/ 1x50 minute episode / Writers:
Eric Davidson, Dick Vosburgh, Marty Feldman, Barry Took, Bill Solly / Producer:
Michael Hurll One
off comedy special with high calibre writers in which Roy Hudd was the subject
of a fake documentary about his “real life”. Also with Doug Fisher and
Barbara Young. ROY
HUDD BBC2
/ 1x 50 minute episode / Producer:
John Duncan One
off comedy special for Hudd assisted by Freddie Jones and Joan Turner.
There were some very good quality writers involved including David Nobbs and
Peter Tinniswood, John Antrobus, Ned Sherrin, Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. THE
ROY HUDD FAMILY SHOW BBC2
/ 1x45 minute episode / Writers:
Roy Hudd, Peter Vincent / Producer: Michael Hurll A
Roy Hudd special focusing on various (made up) members of hs family. With Julia
McKenzie, Henry Woolf and Richard Caldicott.
RUDDY HELL! ITS HARRY AND PAUL
RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION BBC2 / 14x30m-e / 1975-76 2 seasons plus one special Writer: Eric Idle / Music: Neil Innes / Producer: Ian Keill Sketch series that was 'broadcast' from Rutland. Britain's smallest county and set amid the constraints of a cash strapped TV studio, The Rutland Weekend Television of the title. Starring Eric Idle, this was the first show from a Python member following the end of that. Idle was assisted by Neil Innes, David Battley, Gwen Taylorand Henry Woolf. One sketch on this show led to the US TV Movie special The Rutles: All You Need is Cash.
RYAN AND RONNIE BBC1 / 13x30m-e 7x25m-e / 1971-73 3 seasons Writers: Ryan Davies, Ronnie Williams / Producer: David Richards A sketch series starring popular Welsh comics Ryan Davies and Ronnie Williams, the pair had appeared in several Welsh language series. Also appearing here were Margaret Williams (season one), Bryn Williams and Myfany Talog.
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